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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do Taltos recognize on sight?
(a) If someone means them harm.
(b) Each other.
(c) Witches.
(d) A pregnant woman.

2. Who is the leader of the Taltos after they left the island?
(a) Ash.
(b) No one.
(c) Ash's father.
(d) Ash's brother.

3. How did the Taltos view monogamy?
(a) It was the only way the Taltos legitimized their coupling.
(b) Ash does not mention the concept of monogamy.
(c) Some chose it and some did not.
(d) It was unheard of among them.

4. What does Ash's group of Taltos do when they come to live among the humans?
(a) Nothing different.
(b) Try to marry into the human race.
(c) Keep their appearance altered magically.
(d) Invent human identities.

5. What happened to the Taltos island?
(a) It became barren.
(b) It is still there.
(c) It exploded.
(d) It eventually sank into the sea.

6. What is Mary Jane carrying in her basket?
(a) A baby.
(b) A puppy.
(c) A picnic lunch.
(d) Several bottles of champagne.

7. How does Ash respond to Rowan's revelations?
(a) He says he is not angry.
(b) He is despondent.
(c) He is furious.
(d) He is indifferent.

8. What is Morrigan's reply to Mona's question?
(a) No, she wants to stay inside Mona.
(b) Yes, Morrigan is Taltos.
(c) No, Morrigan is not afraid since she knows Mona loves her.
(d) They should just eat the ice cream themselves.

9. What is something that would clue humans in to the fact that the Taltos are not human?
(a) The Taltos' hair colors.
(b) The birth ritual.
(c) The Taltos' eye colors.
(d) The way the Taltos can regenerate body parts.

10. How do the "Little People" arise?
(a) From the mating of a Taltos with a human.
(b) From the mating of a Taltos with an elf.
(c) No one knows for sure.
(d) From the mating of a human with an elf.

11. For how long does coupling last with two Taltos?
(a) Ten or more hours.
(b) Several days.
(c) At least half an hour.
(d) A week or so.

12. What does Marklin do after using Tommy's lighter?
(a) Laugh.
(b) Kill himself.
(c) Cry.
(d) Scream.

13. What happens in the storm?
(a) The electricity goes off.
(b) A shutter flies loose and breaks a window.
(c) The water surges under the front door.
(d) Lightening hits a tree and starts a fire.

14. What happens once when humans raided Taltos' village?
(a) The homes are burned to the ground.
(b) The Taltos must pay taxes at an exorbitant rate.
(c) Nothing since the Taltos had nothing.
(d) All the children are killed.

15. How do Rowan and Michael get back to the United States?
(a) In Yuris' lear jet.
(b) In Ash's plane.
(c) They do not return to the States yet.
(d) They teleport themselves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Granny say usually happens to a walking baby?

2. What does the doctor insist upon doing?

3. Who does Mary Jane say Morrigan is in relation to the baby Mary Jane is holding?

4. What do Taltos do when they go "wild"?

5. What can hasten a human woman's pregnancy with a Taltos child?

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